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Should teeth be extracted immediately in the presence of acute infection?
Ankur Johri1, Joseph F Piecuch
1Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-1720, USA.
Abstract:
Immediate extraction of teeth in the setting of an acute infection has shown to be beneficial for many reasons. It results in faster resolution of the infection, decreased pain, and earlier return of function and oral intake. The risk of seeding the infection into deeper spaces by performing immediate extraction is low.
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